Pannal
Pannal is a village in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 2,219. It has 1 GP surgery, 2 supermarkets, around 2 restaurants and cafés, 1 bus stop, and the nearest railway station is Pannal, 0.5 km away. There were around 14 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Pannal area — all from official UK open data.
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Harrogate and Knaresborough
- Police force
- North Yorkshire
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 64th of 294 English council areas — better than 78% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. Scored on 80% of the full weighting — some data isn't available here. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
17°COvercast
- Today: 18° / 10° · 68% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 14° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:32
13h 0m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
46US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Leeds Headingley Kerbside, United Kingdom
Crime
1 reported · July 2026▼ 80% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Harrogate South · North Yorkshire
Local policing priorities
- Op Flight – Local response to burglaries and theft from unattended vehicles, targeting known offenders and disseminating safety and preve…
- Community Reassurance
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
1,043 reported road collisions (2024)
266 killed or seriously injured · 1,441 casualties · 16.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
64 food businesses within 2 miles
- 58 rated 4–5 ★ (48 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Pannal (0.5 km)
- 1 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Pannal (0.4 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£270,569 average▲ 3.1% YoY
Across North Yorkshire · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£844 average monthly rent▲ 2% YoY
- 1 bed £590
- 2 bed £764
- 3 bed £935
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
7.9× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 7.9 times median annual pay (7.2× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 160.7p · Asda (4.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.7p · Asda (4.2 km)
9 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
23 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Hornbeam Park 1 (2.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres1
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches24
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
615,491 residents in North Yorkshire
- Under 16: 16%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 25%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Council tax
£2,544 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band C (23% of 306,270)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
379 schools · 85,538 pupils
290 primary · 41 secondary · 48 other
Ofsted: 154 of 177 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)
349inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Harrogate Grammar SchoolOutstanding
- Outwood Academy EasingwoldOutstanding
- Ryedale SchoolOutstanding
- Ermysted's Grammar SchoolGood
- Lady Lumley's AcademyGood
- Malton SchoolGood
- Northallerton School & Sixth Form CollegeGood
- Norton SchoolGood
- Outwood Academy RiponGood
- Ripon Grammar SchoolGood
- Scarborough University Technical CollegeGood
- Skipton Girls' High SchoolGood
- South Craven SchoolGood
- St Aidan's Church of England High SchoolGood
- St John Fisher Catholic AcademyGood
- Stokesley SchoolGood
- The Skipton AcademyGood
- Wensleydale SchoolGood
- Barlby High SchoolRequires improvement
- Bedale High SchoolRequires improvement
- Boroughbridge High SchoolRequires improvement
- Graham SchoolRequires improvement
- Harrogate High SchoolRequires improvement
- Whitby SchoolRequires improvement
- Brayton Academy
- Filey Academy
- George Pindar School
- King James's School
- Nidderdale High School
- Richmond School & Sixth Form College
- Risedale School
- Rossett School
- Scalby Academy
- Selby High School Specialist School for the Arts and Science
- Settle College
- Sherburn High School
- St Augustine's Catholic School - a Catholic voluntary academy
- St Francis Xavier School - a Joint Catholic and Church of England Voluntary Academy
- Tadcaster Grammar School
- Thirsk School & Sixth Form College
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · North Yorkshire
Care & health services
639 CQC-registered services
- Care homes204
- GP practices80
- Dentists141
- Homecare agencies159
- Hospitals & hospices15
CQC ratings: 91% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 5 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · North Yorkshire
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 13 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
1,070 applications decided
88.9% granted · 951 granted, 119 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Tom Gordon
Liberal Democrat
Harrogate and Knaresborough
Recent votes:
- AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeClosure motion
- NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Conservative (minority)
- Lab 10
- Con 41
- LD 13
- Grn 5
- Ref 5
- Oth 16
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools2
- GPs & clinics1
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
37,185 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
26 jobs advertised
e.g. Become a Maths Tutor in Pannal – Flexible & Remote, Online Biology Tutoring Job in Pannal – Flexible Schedule, Become a Psychology Tutor in Pannal – Flexible & Remote
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£731 median full-time weekly pay
2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£27,703 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
53% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: C · 57,421 certificates
14.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
65% low-carbon electricity
Wind 41% · Imports 35% · Nuclear 15% · Biomass 8%
11 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 84.8 yrs women · 81.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 65.4 women · 64.5 men
66% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Harrogate and Knaresborough:
- Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership376 local signatures · 163,883 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership350 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office300 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s269 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test231 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
St Robert's Church, Pannal · 0.2 kmSt Robert's Church, Pannal, North Yorkshire, England, also known as St Robert of Knaresborough Parish Church, is a Grade II* listed building. A 13th-century wooden church dedicated to St Michael was rebuilt in sandsto…
Pannal · 0.3 kmPannal is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated to the immediate south of Harrogate. Since 2016 it has formed part of the new civil pari…
Burn Bridge · 0.4 kmBurn Bridge is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of the town of Harrogate, and forms part of the civil parish of Pannal and Burn Bridge.
Pannal railway station · 0.5 kmPannal railway station serves the villages of Pannal and Spacey Houses in the southern suburbs of Harrogate, in North Yorkshire, England; it lies equidistant from both. It also serves the village of Burn Bridge, on th…
- Bilton Grove Farm · 0.9 km
Bilton Grove Farm is a historic farm in Burn Bridge, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
- Hill Top Hall · 1.3 km
Hill Top Hall is a historic building in Burn Bridge, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pannal?
- Pannal is a town in North Yorkshire, England, in the North Yorkshire local authority.
- What is the population of Pannal?
- Pannal has an approximate settlement population of 2,219.